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Cassini Spacecraft Zips Close By Saturn's Moon Titan

12 years ago from Space.com

A NASA spacecraft got a great look at Titan yesterday, probing the atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon to see how it changes as the seasons turn.

Primordial Magnetic Field May Permeate the Universe

12 years ago from Science NOW

Halos in images of supermassive black holes reveal another possible big bang leftover

Solar storms can change directions, surprising forecasters

12 years ago from Physorg

Solar storms don't always travel in a straight line. But once they start heading in our direction, they can accelerate rapidly, gathering steam for a harder hit on Earth's magnetic...

Mercury’s comet-like appearance spotted by satellites looking at the Sun

12 years ago from Science Daily

Scientists report that NASA satellites designed to view the escaping atmosphere of the Sun have also recorded evidence of escaping gas from the planet Mercury. The STEREO mission has two...

NASA comet probe sends back first pictures

12 years ago from UPI

PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 22 (UPI) -- A NASA probe heading for a rendezvous with a comet has sent back the first pictures of its target, scientists in California say. ...

Mars rover will look at possible meteorite

12 years ago from UPI

PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The Mars Rover Opportunity snapped an image of a rock on the planet's surface that may be a meteorite and is being sent...

Equinox to be marked by full moon

12 years ago from UPI

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The Northern Hemisphere's autumnal equinox -- the beginning of fall -- will be marked by a full moon for the first time since...

Serene Cosmic Scene: Lagoon Nebula's Rippling Dust Clouds

12 years ago from Space.com

A majestic new image from the Hubble Space Telescope reveals billowing waves of glowing gas and dust at the heart of a bright and active star-forming region.

An elegant galaxy in an unusual light

12 years ago from

NGC 1365 is one of the best known and most studied barred spiral galaxies and is sometimes nicknamed the Great Barred Spiral Galaxy because of its strikingly perfect form, with...

New luggage inspection methods identify liquid explosives

12 years ago from Science Blog

To most air travelers, it is an annoying fact of life: the prohibition of liquids in carry-on luggage. Under aviation security regulations introduced in Europe in November 2006, passengers who...

Lampshade makes model Moon

12 years ago from Science Alert

Museum Victoria's model maker is building an accurate model of the Moon for an uncoming exhibition - based on a polyethylene lampshade.

ChemCam to study rocks from Mars

12 years ago from Physorg

The NASA Mars Science Laboratory Project's rover, Curiosity, will carry a newly delivered laser instrument named ChemCam to reveal what elements are present in rocks and soils on Mars up...

Mars rover prototype to be built by MDA

12 years ago from CBC: Technology & Science

High-tech engineering firm MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates said Wednesday it has won a $6-million contract to design, build and test a Mars rover prototype for the Canadian Space Agency.

The floating nuclear power station

12 years ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

Richard Galpin went to St Petersburg to look at the kind of specialised equipment Russia is already building to make it possible to operate in the extreme Arctic conditions.

Mapping the flight of the bumblebee

12 years ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

Scientists are studying how bumblebees adjust their flight paths to make the most efficient journey

Martian methane lasts less than a year

12 years ago from Science Daily

Methane in the atmosphere of Mars lasts less than a year, according to a study by Italian scientists. Scientists have used observations from NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft to track...

New Aurora Pictures: Sky Shows Sparked by Sun Eruption

12 years ago from National Geographic

On September 11 a NASA satellite spied a magnetic eruption on the sun. A few days later northern skies got an electric shot of sheer beauty. ...

ScienceShot: Too Much Water on the Moon?

12 years ago from Science NOW

Altered water vapor molecules could put the kibosh on some types of lunar astronomy

One of NASA`s most widely used sensor networks resides on firm ground

12 years ago from Physorg

NASA`s known best for sending humans to the Moon and rovers to Mars, but one of the agency`s most widely used sensor networks resides right here on terra firma. Called...

'Star Trek� Actor William Shatner Boldly Talks a Little $#*!

12 years ago from Space.com

William Shatner is set to take the helm of the new TV show "$#*! My Dad Says," which premieres Thursday Sept. 23 on CBS.

Astronomers hope to answer universe questions with LOFAR telescope

12 years ago from Physorg

The first major radio telescope to be built in Britain for decades, LOFAR (Low Frequency Array) that will help answer questions such as "are we alone?" and "how did black...

A miracle! Science claims to have figured out how sea was parted for Israelites

12 years ago from The Guardian - Science

Researchers reconstruct wind and wave combinations that could have produced dry path across sea described in ExodusIt was a miracle of the ages, the parting of the Red Sea for the Israelites....

Twitter hack opens popups, causes havoc

12 years ago from Physorg

(AP) -- A new way to cause mischief quickly spread through short-messaging service Twitter Tuesday morning before the site could fix the problem, as mysterious "tweets" of blocked-out text...

Snowdonia peak reaches new height

12 years ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

A Snowdonia peak leaps into the ranks of 'super-mountain' as amateur surveyors find it is 1.8m higher than previously thought.

Tight gas-hunts in sweet spots

12 years ago from Science Alert

The search is on for ‘sweet spots’ that contain tight gas, or basin-centred gas, viewed as a potential source of energy.

Chevron inks deal for Black Sea deep water

12 years ago from UPI

SAN RAMON, Calif., Sept. 21 (UPI) -- An agreement with a Turkish energy company gives Chevron the right to explore some 8,700 square miles in the Black Sea, the...

ESA media opportunities at world’s premier space congress

12 years ago from European Space Agency

ESA PR 2010-21 The International Astronautical Congress will open in Prague on 27 September. Joining the world’s major space players, ESA will participate with experts in a rich and varied...

Spaceplane that takes off from airport runway could be ready in 10 years

12 years ago from Physorg

(PhysOrg.com) -- An unpiloted, air-breathing spaceplane that takes off from an airport runway, carries up to 30 passengers, and costs less than one-tenth to launch into space compared to a...